The 30th annual Mid-America Conference on Fundraising took place earlier this week at the Des Moines Downtown Marriott. I supported the conference planning committee with digital communications, financial management, on-line registration and on-site registration.
135 attendees took part in 18 concurrent sessions and were treated to four diverse keynote speakers. This fundraising conference provides attendees with the opportunity to discuss, teach and learn best practices from each other and fundraising experts.
The Mid-America Conference was initiated in 1986. At that time the conference was sponsored by the Nebraska and Iowa Chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The first conference was held at the Omaha Marriott Hotel and was chaired by Russ Raker.
The Mid-America Conference is the longest running multi-state chapter conference in the United States. The Mid-America AFP Chapters share a heritage of involvement and activity providing high quality conferences throughout the plains states.
